Anglican Retirement Community Services

About us

Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Value Statement
Anglican Retirement
Community Services Board
Ginninderra Gardens, Page
Brindabella Gardens, Curtin
St David's Close, Red Hill
Brindabella Court, Downer
Bimbimbie Retirement Village, Merimbula
Mariner Park Retirement Village, Tura Beach
Wollondilly Gardens Retirement Village, Goulburn

ARCS Mission Statement
To provide high quality health, housing, care and lifestyle services to older people in a manner that takes account of their needs - physical, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual - and supports their independence, dignity and right of choice.

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ARCS Vision Statement
An organization which will:
• Be a caring and efficient community
• Provide comfortable and welcoming care centres
• Explore new ways of meeting the needs of older people when financially prudent

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ARCS Value Statement
ARCS values underpin its vision, mission and day to day operations:
• Care - a concern with the well-being of those to whom ARCS ministers
• Justice and equity - even-handed treatment for all, independent of race, gender, age and health
• Teamwork - working together rather than as individuals, at all levels
• Openness - seeking involvement in and with the outside world
• Continuous improvement - innovative thinking, in both methods of care and technology
• Stewardship - managing resources responsibly on behalf of those in care
• Spirituality - an openness to dimensions of humanity which transcend the material

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The Anglican Retirement Community Services Board
The Board of management of an Anglicare service consists of: the Presiding Member; the Deputy Presiding Member; the Diocesan Registrar; not more than 7 members appointed by Anglicare Council with the consent of the Bishop and after consultation with the Presiding Member; and the co-opted member or members (if any). The Presiding Member and the Deputy Presiding Member are to be appointed by the Bishop-in-Council. The Anglicare (Governance Provisions) Amendment Ordinance 2003 provides that the Bishop shall be designated 'Visitor' to each of the Anglicare Services and shall have the powers and functions usually attaching to the office of Visitor of a charitable corporation.

The ARCS Board has two committees operating: the finance committee and the care and ethics committee. The Board meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

Ginninderra Gardens
Location:
23 Burkitt Street, PAGE ACT 2614

Postal Address:
PO Box 3276 BELCONNEN ACT 2617

Number of Beds:
HOSTEL – 61 rooms including 2 respite units
NURSING HOME – 75 beds, 26 self care two bedroom units, 1 three bedroom unit

Community Aged Care: Mrs. Penny Posavec – Manager ACT
Chaplain: Glenda Carberry

Features:
Hostel. The hostel buildings feature 5 cottages which each house either 15, 12 or 10 residents. Each cottage has its own dining/lounge room as well as a sunroom alcove. Each bedsitting room has an ensuite and overlooks an architect designed courtyard. Including two dementia specific cottages.
Nursing Home. This building comprises five cottages with a central dining room and two nurse stations. Including one special needs cottage.

Brindabella Gardens
Location:
38 Theodore Street, CURTIN ACT 2605

Postal Address:
38 Theodore Street, CURTIN ACT 2605

Number of beds:
NURSING HOME – 52 including 12 extra services beds
HOSTEL – 60 rooms, including 2 respite rooms

Deputy Director of Nursing: Ms. Chris Johnson
Chaplain: Kim Bonser
Administrator: Maree Maher

Features:
The Nursing Home houses 40 residents in five cottages. Each cottage has two double and four single rooms. Each cottage has a lounge alcove, and there is a central lounge, dining and therapy area.
Victoria Shakespeare Cottage, houses 12 residents in extra services places.
Illoura is a dementia specific cottage which houses 16 residents suffering from Dementia. This is a self contained secure environment where residents are free to wander in complete safety.
Each room has its own toilet and shower facilities.
The Hostel is set in attractively landscaped grounds with a barbecue and outside sitting area.
Each single room has an ensuite. It has a small dining room on the first floor for residents who cannot use the main dining room. Upstairs has a large open plan lounge room and dining room.

St. David's Close Red Hill - Self Care Units
Location:
167 La Perouse Street,
RED HILL ACT 2603

Postal Address:
167 La Perouse Street,
RED HILL ACT 2603

Number of Units:
27 Units - 19 Ground floor, 8 First floor
Plus a 3 bedroom Warden's residence

Warden: Judy Taylor
Chaplains: St Pauls Manuka

Features:
A resident warden ensures that support required by residents is provided. These self care units offer security and independence. They are located adjacent to the St. David's Church and short walk to the shops and services. There is a community centre, well lit external areas and landscaped gardens.
Twenty six independent living units have 2 bedrooms and one unit has three bedrooms. All have lock up garages, with storage, and an emergency call system.

Brindabella Court, Downer - Self Care Units
Locations:
59 Melba Street,
DOWNER ACT 2612

Number of Units:
26 Ground floor units, 21 two bedroom units and 5 One bedroom units
Plus a separate 3 bedroom Warden's residence.

Wardens: Mr. and Mrs. Vollmer
Chaplains: Holy Cross Hackett

Features:
Brindabella Court is located on bus routes to Dickson and Civic. It is a short walk to the shops and services. It offers security, privacy and a caring community to provide support, when and if needed. It has a community centre, wheelchair access, landscaped gardens and an outdoor recreation area. A resident warden ensures that support required by residents is provided. An emergency call system is in place.

Bimbimbie Retirement Village
Location:
Short Street,
MERIMBULA NSW 2548

Number of units:
114 Self care units, 52 hostel units including 2 respite units.

Executive Officer:                         Ms. Jenny Symons
Chaplain:                                       Rev. Denise Channon
Hostel Manager:                         Jan Hawthorn
Ccommunity Aged Care Packages:    Stella Parker-Harding

Features:
Bimbimbie offers two types of self care units, either government funded or resident funded, and a hostel. Facilities available include a library, activities room and a visiting hairdresser. Meals on Wheels operate in Merimbula and may be obtained by the residents of the self care units.

30 Community Aged Care Packages (C.A.C.P.'s) are administered from this site.

Mariner Park Hostel and Retirement Village
Location:
2A Tura Beach Drive,
TURA BEACH

Number of Units:
7 self care units, 24 hostel units including 12 dementia specific hostel units

Executive Officer:                          Jenny Symons
Chaplain:                                        Rev. Denise Channon
Hostel Manager:                            Linda Barney

Features:
Mariner Park offers two types of accommodation, self care units and hostel units. Facilities include activities room and a visiting hairdresser.

Wollondilly Gardens Retirement Village
Location:
Mary Martin Drive,
GOULBURN NSW 2580

Postal Address:
PO Box 1011, GOULBURN NSW 2580

Number of Units:
69 Villa Units

Wardens: Mr. and Mrs. Brown

Features:
Wollondilly Gardens is situated on an 11 hectare site adjacent to the Wollondilly River in Goulburn.
Wollondilly Gardens has a community hall with a visiting hairdresser and massage room, library shelves and indoor heated pool. The villas are one, two, three and four bedroom with landscaped grounds including a large rose garden, outdoor furniture and a riverside walk. A resident warden ensures that support required by residents is provided. These self care units offer security and independence with an emergency call system in place.